Pin-ticket cartridge and container.



NI. 0. ANTHONY.

PIN TICKET CARTRIDGE AND CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 27.1914.

Patented Sept. 7, 1915.

WiTnesses Invenror.

Martens o. emote, or ,nNeLEWbon; new annsnnfhssrenon Ton. K MBALIL. I

COMPANY, or New ron nngx, A conronarronfor'nnw roan.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that IRMARCUSOH Anrnonr,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Englewood, county of BergemState of New Jersey, have invented anllnprovernent 1n Pin-Ticket Cartridges i and I Containers; of. which the following description", ,in connece tion with the accompanying'drawing, is a specification, like characters on thedrawlng representing like parts.

This-invention has for-its iobj ecttoprovide a self-contained cartridge ,orbpackage. comprising a series 0. P111 tickets a con 3 tainer therefor and also anovelformofcom tainer,1thus enabling pin ticketsto be presented in compact form for coniniercial pure;

poses, and particularly in a desirableform for feeding thezpin. tickets to machines of various types.

such form thatthey arefconveniently'arranged for manualbperations thereupon such as marking the pinticketsor applying the pin tickets togoods. f

The nature and objects of the invention will more fully appear from-the faccom;

panying description and drawings and will be particularly .POlIlllGtl out n theela1n1s. The drawings lllustrate appreferred form of the invention adapted to pin tickets which the card portion is rectangular ln shape. i r

In the drawings, Figure-l 1s a perspective view of a container constructed in'a ccordance with the invention; Fig. 2 is asectional View taken longitudinally thereof, :the pin tickets being shown in'position 1n elevation;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33, Fig. 2, and Fig. 4; s perspect ve view of the blank partially folded and ready to receive the pin ticketsQ Fig. 5 isja perspective View of a portion of the container showing a different forInof means for securing the abutting edges; Fig 6 is aperspective view of a portion of a container showing still another form ofnieans for securing the abutting edges. a

i Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed June 27, 1914. Serial 847397.

The invention presents pin tickets.

" enable the pin tickets to without the pins engaging thecontainer.

tainer is shown as formed from a blank cardboardbent to form a flatbottom with PIN-TICKET canrnrn'en Ann conrainnn.

. Patented saw. '7, a eas.

The invention resides both in the commercial package. or :cartridge comprising the in the container itself.

The pin tickets of well knowncommercial .arrange d pin tickets and container, and also.

form each comprises a card portion of C16:

sired shape and size herein shown for purQ poses of illustration as rectangular, and the pins herein shown as of wiresecured'jto the ticket and in eachcaseipresenting a pair of pins projecting from the card portion, and as shown substantially atrightanglesthereto. gThese pin tickets are arrangedin series i pies a-Ininimum amount of space.

The container-which may be ofavarious tainerinsequence as required. Preferably t; the engagement of the containerwith the pin The invent on presents thepin tickets in. such form that. they may .;be PlQkQd up. 1n:

tickets is with. the card portions thereof, and of such a'character as substantially to prevent contact of the tainer itself. V a i d In a preferred fOImOf the invention illustrated the container is .of'an elongated5boxthe upper portion of which is triangularor roof-shaped. In this form theproportions; are such that whenthetickets are arranged wvith the card portionsoverlapping, and the j;

' forms and variously constructed has asa its "essential requirement that itshall engage with the. pin tickets to. protect the pins and "permit the tickets to be fed from the con pin points withthe COIlr',

e5; like form having a cross-section, the base portion of wh ch 1s rectangular 1n shape and in series with the card portions overlapping,

the overlapped card portions slightly more than fillthe rectangular cross-sectional area a of the container, andthus are held in contact at their edges'with the roof-likewalls of the container so as to hold the points of the pins out of contact with the roof walls, and thus.

be fed or, slid out of. the end of the container as required,- and The container-is suitably closed. at the or by sealing up the ends so that itself-comuse and so that when Ione;of*the ends is.

slid or fed therefrom in sequence. 1

In the construct-ion illustrated the :cone

. ends as by bending in integral parts] thereof,

brokenopen the pintickets may be readily sides ris ng gether infroof-likej 'forrn :withfthe L edgessecu jred iriplace" andi the; ends bf container provided with closingn eans. The container'may, howeveryva'ryin'shape and beimade ofvariousmaterials suitable for-the 1: urpose, 'and whe'n{ formed from a fiat blank 7; ,the meeting orabut-ting edgesmay-b'e seof sp ace-- cured or the joint formedi'n any suitable manner-Q Three" meansare; shown' ln the edges In this construction illustrated the blank'l of cardboard or'ysirnilar material presents the fiatbotto'in 2 against which-the. card pbftioli'sj-ofthe"pinrtickets lm nd ha 1 the blank fromwhich the container is formed 7 j integraltherewith the sidemembers or walls 1 .4,and-5i'f 1 f'lhe-pin'tiekets arearranged in overlapped 7. edges ofthe sideportion's' areiconnected to construction;illustrated in- Figs; 1" to iiin'fl" clusive jtheresult is obtained by "cutting or 11 forminginverted'V-shaped'notches11 in-one i 35ledge"and' corresponding tongues: in the op I fp'os'it'e edgefso'thatf'when the edges" =are b rou'ght together the tongues 12- willwedge into the notchesill and lockthe edges to? 1 getherij' The construction shown in Fig-=6 "is Y *12fjis nt' "\/-shaped 'bi'it is -slightly larger 3 than the; notch-feev thatfwhen jammed into I thef.notch;glocks"the-parts;together, or'paste v a orqotherfadliesiveV-Inay be applied to cause iniitsljnotchp; Inithe constructionshown in Fig; 5. the meeting edges are secured together somewhatfsimilar"excepting that the tongue the ton'gue' 12 te -adhere; to the opposite wall "by pieces of paper (fir similar material 13 relationp,

man takes i lace: between the w alls bf the tickets in such-a? manner as to maintain the pinpoints themeselves out'of'contact with 'the roof like cover portion of the container; t'lhls'. preferredconstruction is'isecu'red by right angles theretoandtwith "the si es then again bent; ntof converge toing; the

relfationwith the pin points upstanding and f i f ra i l m esi-ind a teclli g- 2, thu tobtainin a compact 'relationiand"economy i U side members in the fo'rm" illustrated present ertical {portions 7 and 8f 'haiving'=fjhxtensions and 1 0 'jincline'd? wardly'with respect' to' thex' erti'cal portions and meeting 'at'their edges "to-' form a roofg shapedcoverig The" me ting or abutting t the container is shown aspartially -and ready to receive the. pin tickets.

Letters Patent "is proportioning the cross-sectional area of the-container to the sizeof the overlapped card-"portions so that the of the'card' portions engage with the inclined walls 9 and -10 along a line which will maintain the pinpoints out of centact with the walls.

Thus notionly are the pin points protected during transportaion and handling, but" whenthe containeris open the pin tickets are readily slid or fed out fromthe end thereof. i dr'a-vvings for securingtogethe'rjthe abutting The pin tickets are] retained in the convenient means for this purpose portion 1450f may be folded inwardly at each end. These 'portionsji'or flaps are-'ofsuch' alength and shape in the p'relerred' form that whcnbent inwardlythey pass over the edges of theadace'nt pin ticket and engage with the sides. or covered? the container as indicated at 1.;When it is desired to remove 'the tickets one of these "flaps: may be pulled out :1 or rai ottan'd'thebox tiltedto permit the tickets to slide or be fed-out; The tickets itself i may be inserted in such a machine to tainer in any c'onvenient inanner by sealing up the ends of the contalner." As a conrnaythusea sily be passed into the magazine. guide of a machine for marking or other- 7 U I V 'iwisehandling thetickets or tliecartridge' gethen-in any'i'suitable way fto'secur'e r1 gidit'y f =,form of the ontainer and inqth'e itself serve as a' magazine from which the tickets may be fed in sequence. i

The container is preferably of such a'forin such for example as that illustrated for preferred form of the invention thatthe tickets'in'ay be laid in place on'the container 1 blank and the container formed'in the shape and'sec'ured by simple operations, thus providing' a convenient method of ZISSGmbllDfI and'pa'ckaging the pin tickets; In Fig. el' folded The invention is not to be restricted by the r particular forin' of container shown, as i various modifications are contemplated, and

the'invention is believed to'be broadly new in providing a. self-conta1ner pin ticket carv e w 1 tridge and a container for'pin tickets conpasted or 'causedito adhere to the sides" over? the e'dgesl The container thus constructed "isi'of'a tubular shape and of such a cross-sec tion that" the overlapped pin 5 tickets are snugly 7 held "therein and- (byv contact there- 1 *with are maintained in the desired similar The bodyiofoverlappedpin' tickets is re I tain'ed-in position engagement of. the confta-in'er withIth'e'fpin'tickets; and in thepre- 1 structedto retain a series of pin tickets in definite relation .for thepurposes indicated.

Having fully described iny invention,

what'l claim as new and desire to secure by '1'. A 'pinticket cartridge comprising a ranged with the card portions overlapping and" the pins projecting in parallelism, and

a 'containerinclosing said series and engaging the card portions thereby to hold the pins out of contact with the container, thus gprotect ng the pin points and permitting the tickets I "to be fed in sequence from the container. 7

'2; A pin" ticket cartridge comprising a series of similarly shaped pin tickets arranged with the card portions overlapping and the pins projecting in parallelism, and a container inclosing said series having an inclined wall overlying the said pins and engaging the pin tickets thereby to hold the pin tickets in compact form with the pin points projecting while permitting the tickets to be fed in sequence from the con tainer.

3. A pin ticket cartridge comprising a series of similar pin tickets having similar rectangular shaped card portions arranged with the card portions overlapping, and the pins projecting in parallelism, and a container inclosing said series and presenting roof-shaped lnclosing walls, said walls en gaging the edges of the overlapped card portions, thereby to hold the pins out of contact with the said walls, thus protecting the pin points and permitting the tickets to be fed in sequence from the container.

4. A pin ticket cartridge comprising a series of similarly shaped pin tickets arranged with the card portions overlapping and the pins projecting in parallelism, and a contain-er inclosing said series presenting roof shaped inclosing walls engaging the edges of the overlapped card portions, and having inwardly turned end portions engaging said tickets thereby holding the pins out of contact with the walls and protecting the pin points while permitting the pins to be fed in sequence from the container upon the removal of the inturned end.

5. A pin ticket cartridge comprising a series of similarly shaped pin tickets arranged with the card portions overlapping and the pins projecting in parallelism, a container inclosing said series having a bottom and upwardly extending walls overlying and protecting the ends of said pins and an inwardly folded end portion retained in position by said walls and engaging the last of the series of pin tickets, thereby holding the tickets from displacement and providing rigid removable means whereby the pin tickets may be fed in sequence from the container.

6. A container for holding a series of pin tickets with projecting pins in definite over lapped relation comprising a blank folded to present a flat'bottom with narrow vertical side portions and extensions rising therefrom and folded inwardly and meeting to form a roof-shaped cover, said roof-shaped cover serving to engage the uppermost corners of the overlapped tickets to hold them in position against the bottom and also providing protection for the projecting pins, the ends of the blank presenting fiaps folded in over the ends of the pin tickets and engaging the roof-shaped cover to be retained in place thereby.

7. A container for holding a series of overlapped tickets comprising a member of generally tubular shape but of a cross section to hold the tickets in definite position therein with the pins free from contact with the walls of the container and having infolded ends engaging the end tickets to retain them in position.

8. A container for holding a series of tickets in definite overlapped relation comprising a blank folded to present a bottom with narrow sides rising therefrom having extensions forming cover portions and adapted to engage the uppermost edges of the overlapped tickets to retain them in position against the bottom, one end of said bottom being folded inwardly over the end of the adjacent ticket and retained in said position by said cover portions whereby displacement of the tickets in the container is prevented.

9. A container for holding a series of pin tickets with projecting pins in definite overlapped relation comprising a blank folded to present a flat bottom with narrow vertical side portions rising therefrom and having extensions bent inwardly and meeting to form a cover providing room for and protecting the projecting pin points, notches formed in one of the meeting edges of the cover and cooperating locking tongues formed in the other edge, the said tongues when engaged in the said notches locking the meeting edges together.

10. A. container for holding a series of pin tickets with projecting pins-in definite overlapped relation comprising a blank folded to present a flat bottom with narrow vertical side portions rising therefrom and having extensions bent inwardly and meeting to form a cover providing room for and protecting the projecting pin points, inverted V-shaped notches formed in one of the meeting edges of the coverv and coiiper- MARCUS O. ANTHONY.

Witnesses:

J osnrn Jorrn, FREDERICK A. TENNANT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, 13.0. 

